Personal Assistant x 1

Description

Personal Assistant x 1

Ref: ES3213

Location: Eastbourne

Details

This role is to support a Woman

The candidate should be a woman*

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Employment status:

Employed or Self-employed

Hours per week:

7 hours a week for 1 x PA.

Monday: in person 9:30 to 12:00, then 30 minutes telephone support during the afternoon/evening.

Wednesday: in person 11:00 to 14:30, then 30 minutes telephone support during the afternoon/evening.

If possible, flexibility for medical appointments that occur on a Monday or Wednesday outside of these hours.

Hourly pay rate:

£12.21, plus mileage will be paid from my address to appointments/activities.

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I am a 69 year old lady who lives independently with the support of Personal Assistants.

I enjoy sewing, gardening and going for a coffee and watching the world go by! I do not require personal care, but due to my medical conditions I require support with day to day activities both inside the home and out.

The main role of my Personal Assistants is to help me access the community, so I need a car owner with a full UK licence.

I like a good chat and get on well with sociable people who enjoy a caring role.

Duties include:

- Medication prompting/administering

- Other relevant duties as required

- Administration

- Housekeeping

- Shopping

- Cooking

- Transportation

- Companionship

- Gardening

- Providing emotional support as required.

- Attendance at medical appointments.

Candidate qualities:

- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality

- Reliable with good timekeeping

- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

- Hygienic, tidy and well organised

- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

- Honest and cheerful

- Creative

- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

- Experience of working with individuals with cognitive processing delays / acquired brain injury.

Notes:

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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